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Re: closet motion sensor

The switch is on the wrong side of the door.oposite side from door opening. There is a light , but you open the door, remember the light and you have to close the door to flip the switch. Inconvenient
and annoying.

Re: closet motion sensor

Re: closet motion sensor

I want to change my earlier answer.

Rather than screwing around with motion sensors and rewiring everything, why not just put the light switch inside the closet? Simply install a cut-in box behind the existing switch, then move the switch and wires to the new location. When you're done, put a blank cover over the abandoned box. Now you can simply open the door turn on the switch and have light.

Short of that, I'd go with my original suggestion of a pressure switch that automatically turns on the light when the door is opened. Simple switch, simple installation.

I suffer from CDO ... Its like OCD, but in alphabetical order, LIKE IT SHOULD BE!!!

Re: closet motion sensor

Jamb switch. Works just like the refrigerator light.

The "Senior Member" designation under my name doesn't mean I know a lot, it just means I talk a lot.I've been a DIYer since I was 12 (thanks, Dad!). I have read several books on various home improvement topics. I do not have any current code books I can refer to. I was an apprentice plumber for two years.